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A box containing a pair of over-the-counter Lexie Lumen hearing aids. (Photo by AP Images)

Voices & Opinion

Q&A: BU Deaf Student on the Impact of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

January 13, 2023

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 8: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conduct a bill enrollment ceremony after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, December 8, 2022. The bill mandates federal protection for same-sex marriages. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Voices & Opinion

POV: As Someone Who Identifies as Part of the LGBTQIA+ Community, Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act Feels Deeply Personal to Me

December 20, 2022

Student Life

BU Graduate Students Vote to Unionize in Lopsided Approval

December 13, 2022

Khloe Kardashian, from left, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Kylie Jenner arrive at Cosmopolitan magazine's 50th birthday celebration on Oct. 12, 2015, in West Hollywood, Calif. The Kardashians are promising an all-access pass into their lives, again, when they hit screens April 14 with a new reality series, "The Kardashians," this time on Hulu. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Before You Decide to Keep Up with the Kardashians, Consider This

December 12, 2022

During a White House briefing on Thursday, December 8, President Biden, standing with basketball star Brittney Griner’s wife, Cherelle, announced that Russia has released Griner in a prisoner swap. Photo by AP/Patrick Semansky

International Relations

United States Swaps Brittney Griner for Russian Arms Dealer: Did Biden Make the Right Call?

December 8, 2022

Photo: View of the Center for Computing and data Sciences from Commonwealth Ave. From this viewpoint, the sides of the building alternate a copper color and a reflective mirror side. It is shown from below to highlight the "bookcase" design and the reflective nature of the sides.

Watch Now

Video: Terriers React to Data Science Building Design

December 7, 2022

Photo: a young Black girl sits in library, typing on laptop for her assignment. She has various books and notes open in front of her on the table as she looks to her screen in concentration.

Higher Education

POV: Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Writing at the University. Let’s Embrace It

December 5, 2022

Photo: Closeup of a large pig looking at the camera as it rests in a wooden crate filled with hay.

Animal Rights

Your Bacon Shouldn’t Be the Product of Animal Cruelty, Says Animal Rights Activist and LAW Alum

December 1, 2022

Photo: Students from Wendell Williams Elementary School hold an inspirational sign during the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in downtown Las Vegas, Monday Jan.16, 2017. A young Black girl with beaded twists smiles and holds up an MLK sign featuring his photo and a quote of his.

Education

Why We Need More MLK in Schools, Not Less

November 29, 2022

Myles Standish Hall at Boston University

Voices & Opinion

POV: Rename Myles Standish Hall—“A Symbol of Continued Oppression”

November 28, 2022

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) waves to the stands as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 13, 2022, in Munich. The Buccaneers defeated the Seahawks 21-16. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Voices & Opinion

POV: Tom Brady Compared Life’s Grind to Military Life. Why Would He Do That?

November 21, 2022

A child taking a math test. Photo by Greg Rosenke/Unsplash

Voices & Opinion

POV: Plummeting Math Achievement Scores Confirm Pandemic’s Impact on US Public School Students

November 17, 2022

Together Estranged's Seth Forbes (left) and SARP's Mae Petti pose for a photo on November 7, 2022. The non-profit group provides free support services to adults estranged from family membersPhoto by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University

Mental Health

A New Support Group for Terriers Estranged from Their Families

November 14, 2022

Hokusai-style illustration of a large, red wave.

Midterms 2022

Is DeSantis the New Trump? And Other Thoughts from the Midterms

November 9, 2022

Photo: Teresa Miguel sits and poses for the camera in front of a large water fountain. A Hispanic young woman wearing a long grey maxi dress smiles for the camera.

First-Gen VOICES

POV: My First-Gen Story: In Search of a “Better Future, a Better Life”

November 7, 2022

Collage: Left photo shows a pile of raw food including slabs of meat and veggies. The right photo shows piles of dirt. The photos are split diagonally in the middle.

Sustainability

Video: Where Does BU’s Food Waste Go?

November 4, 2022

Collage: (from left to right) Photo of a raging wildfire, marijuana leaves, A protestors holding up a blue sign that reads "keep abortion legal", and a gas station pump showing high gas prices are shown to illustrate some of the issues being debated in the midterms.

Politics

What Issues Will Decide the 2022 Midterm Elections?

November 1, 2022

A photo of the supreme court of the united states on a cloudy day

Voices & Opinion

POV: Affirmative Action in College Admissions Is at Risk

October 28, 2022

An oncologist reviews an x-ray image of a breast cancer patient's chest

Voices & Opinion

POV: Every Hour, 40 Women in This Country Are Told They Have Breast Cancer. I Am Now One of Them

October 19, 2022

Vector illustration: A lock on a computer screen to show cyber security problems. Small white icons are connected to the computer to represent coding and ai.

Books

School of Law Expert: Software Enables Innovation, Except When It Doesn’t

October 17, 2022

School of Law Expert: Software Enables Innovation, Except When It Doesn’t